This is the only known Adam design for Mrs Banister, who is otherwise unknown. Moreover, the location for which this mirror frame was commissioned is not recorded.

Literature:
A.T. Bolton, The architecture of Robert and James Adam, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 52; E. Harris, The furniture of Robert Adam, 1963, Index p. 59; W.L. Spiers, Catalogue of designs and drawings by Robert and James Adam in Sir John Soane's Museum, 1979, p. 52

Frances Sands, 2012